Video: This Is Your Brain on Music

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The Life Noggin channel has created a short animated video that explains the latest science behind our brain's deep relationship with music.

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Have Kids Under 6? Use Regular Detergent, Not Detergent Packets

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Experts recommend that families with children younger than 6 years old use traditional detergent instead of packets.

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Preschool Crafts Are Wasting Everyone's Time, Here's Why

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The purpose is to teach children a predictable cognitive sequence they can apply when they encounter anything new.

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Why Avoiding Peanuts to Avoid an Allergy Can be a Bad Strategy

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Expert Resources for Practicing Mindfulness with Your Kids

by Carrie Howe

How can you pass up an approach that might help your child focus on tasks, calm nervous energy, control negative behavior, and build self-esteem?

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Pride Mingled With Grief as a Father's Son Leaves for College

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I knew it would be hard, but I didn’t know it would be this hard. But this is the way it should be. This is what I have worked for since my son was born.

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Why I Love My Bad Self

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There’s always going to be someone who challenges me. The real challenge however, is in how I view myself. There’s no good or bad, only mine.

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Hello New Neighbors

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Here’s something you should probably know about us right off the bat: We’ve got five kids (and they sure do eat a lot).

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Missing 100 Days of School. A True Story. 

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Missing 100 days of school should have pointed toward the end of the story, but instead it was only the beginning.

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The Music That Eases Us Through the Tangle of Our Years

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"Some musicians are passed down like spirit guides." A beautiful personal essay about the power of Prince's music through many phases of life.

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A New Generation of Pregnancy Apps and Websites for Your Perusal

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A helpful review of new apps and websites to see you through your pregnancy.

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Go Get a Job and an Apartment, Dinosaur Baby

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"For sauropods, it doesn’t appear that they were very good parents — at least after their babies hatched."

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Most Parents Think Their Kids Are on Grade Level. They're Wrong.

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"There is this cognitive dissonance happening. We've got to find good, productive ways to educate and inform parents."

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Why We Have No Limits To Screen Time

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I shrug off society’s belief that screen time equals neglectful parenting because when I look at my daughter, I see that she's happy, healthy, and loved.

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Who Said It? My Kids or a Drunk Guy?

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Maybe my kids said it. Maybe a drunk guy said it. Maybe my kids are drunk guys. I don't know, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL.

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7 Nature Documentaries on Netflix to Watch With Your Kids

7 Nature Documentaries on Netflix to Watch With Your Kids

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Spending time in nature is one of the best things you can do as a family. But sometimes the better thing is piling on the couch and watching a nature doc.

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Rare Photos of 19 Year Old Prince on the Verge of Superstardom

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Awesome photos of 19 year old Prince taken outside Minneapolis’ Old Schmitt Music Headquarters in 1977 by photographer Robert Whitman.

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Do People Still Make Prank Phone Calls?

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Is your refrigerator running?

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Why Do Girls Tend to Have More Anxiety Than Boys?

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The most important part of the treatment is to prioritize the family, to give your child a secure grounding in a loving home.

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Savoring the Stage Your Kids Are In

by Jessica Graham

As parents, we’re either looking down the road or in the rearview mirror. This is a gentle reminder to savor what’s right in front of you.

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Seed Bombs for Earth Day

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Useful Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Marijuana

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Regardless of your personal beliefs about marijuana, one thing is clear: it's important to talk to your kids about it.

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Should Moms Manage the Money?

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In her new book, author Kimberly Palmer argues: Moms should be in charge of the management of household finances. All of them. Always.

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Harriet Tubman Will Replace Jackson on Front of $20 Bill

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Treasury is likely to ask the Federal Reserve to speed the process ... and get the bills into circulation as quickly as possible.

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